Nick Edwards & Jeremy Prather discuss life, leadership, and business through the lens of faith.
Leading Forward
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Nick Edwards & Jeremy Prather discuss life, leadership, and business through the lens of faith.
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9/21/2025
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July 21, 2026
Timeless Wisdom with James Tanner
<p><strong>Summary</strong> This episode of the "Leading Forward" podcast features guest James Tanner, a business leader, entrepreneur, and student of wisdom. The conversation centers around the difference between simply accumulating knowledge and actually acquiring timeless wisdom through a Christian leadership perspective. Tanner shares personal stories, including "back porch witticisms" learned from his father, navigating his tumultuous early twenties, and the importance of obedience to God. The hosts and Tanner explore how seeking significance over worldly success leads to a life that truly impacts others, and they wrap up the episode with a fun lightning round analyzing classic southern idioms.</p><p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Wisdom vs. Knowledge</strong>: Having information is not the same as having wisdom. Wisdom requires the discernment and proper application of the knowledge you possess in a way that benefits others and honors your values [<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5VRqawZkud8%26t%3D760" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">12:40</a>].</li><li><strong>Success vs. Significance</strong>: While success is fundamentally about what happens to you, significance is defined by what happens through you to impact others. Pursuing significance naturally leads to a more meaningful version of success [<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5VRqawZkud8%26t%3D1516" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">25:16</a>].</li><li><strong>Actively Pray for Wisdom</strong>: Tanner challenges listeners to actively pray for wisdom every day, pointing out that in the book of James, asking for wisdom is both a command and a promised guarantee from God [<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5VRqawZkud8%26t%3D1262" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">21:02</a>].</li><li><strong>Action Precedes Guidance</strong>: You have to take the first step and get moving in your life before you can be effectively guided. As they phrase it, it is your job to press the gas pedal and God's job to steer [<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5VRqawZkud8%26t%3D1971" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">32:51</a>].</li></ul><br/>
July 18, 2026
Faith and Leadership with Daryl Jones
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July 7, 2026
3.7 From Cell Block to C-Suite Executive
<p>In this moving and deeply insightful episode, hosts Nick Edwards and Jeremy Prather sit down with Jeff Brown, the Chief Operations Officer of Forney Fence Supply. Jeff shares his extraordinary life trajectory—from being convicted of drug distribution and serving 16 years in federal prison to climbing the corporate ladder from a warehouse driver to a C-suite executive managing over 100 employees and a company targeting $100 million in revenue. This conversation uncovers the raw reality of personal transformation, the profound impact of intentional organizational culture, and a paradigm-shifting philosophy on values-driven leadership that prioritizes human investment and Kingdom purpose over mere profit lines.</p><p></p><p><strong>On Proof Through Action Over Words:</strong> "A man can make a pair of lips say anything. I'm not going to tell you what I can do, I'll show you. All I need from you is a promise that if opportunities to grow within the company present themselves, and you feel that I'm capable and qualified, you'll consider me." [00:15:20]</p><p><strong>The Mission of Values-Driven Leadership:</strong> "Our purpose is to forge long-term relationships that impact the spiritual, personal, and professional lives of the people that we encounter... It goes beyond Forney Fence. This helps you be a better husband, a better father, a better part of your community." [00:35:39]</p><p><strong>The Analogy of the Void:</strong> "I think we're all born with say like a square hole in our chest, and we spend our lives trying to put triangles and rectangles in there—whether it be addictions or whatever. But the only thing that's truly ever going to fill that hole is a relationship with your Creator, with God. And then once you figure that out, it all makes sense." [00:42:30]</p>
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